Jill Goldsmith

Writer, editor

New York

Reporting, writing, editing, translation

Jill Goldsmith

Writer, editor

New York

Reporting, writing, editing, translation

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Costs of livestreaming add wrinkle to stations’ arrival on YouTube TV
PBS is exploring ways to help stations defray the potentially high costs of transmitting their live broadcast signals via YouTube TV, the first over-the-top livestreaming provider to partner with public television. Stations in the biggest television markets, where YouTube TV is already equipped to stream local broadcasts, won’t pay anything to provide their live feeds.
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Netflix Wants to Make Its Dubbed Foreign Shows Less Dubby
The company is betting that better English versions of international hits like “Money Heist” will inspire more Americans to watch them.
The New York Times
Media and Entertainment
World Channel pursues role as early-stage co-producer of independent films
Karoline Jimenez, a high-school senior who participated in the Emmy-nominated film "Personal Statement," tries to track down a student to get him to take his SAT exam. World Channel is expanding its role as a co-producer of the independent films it presents for public TV broadcasts and on the festival circuit.
Current
Media and Entertainment
With more docs in theaters, ‘Frontline’ makes play for new audiences
Waad al-Kateab films the ruins of a building destroyed by bombing in besieged east Aleppo in October 2016. As Frontline EP Raney Aronson-Rath looks to broaden the reach and exposure of PBS’ flagship investigative journalism series, she’ll be shepherding at least one documentary a year through the festival circuit and onto big screens around the country.
Current
Media and Entertainment
PBS forges deal with YouTube TV for localized live streams
PBS has inked a landmark multiyear deal with YouTube TV that secures carriage for all PBS stations and the PBS Kids network on the live television and on-demand subscription service owned by Google. The partners announced the agreement Monday at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif.
Current
Media and Entertainment
Capital campaign, spectrum sale fund new WOSU headquarters
A new era has begun for WOSU and a tumbledown neighborhood in Columbus, where Ohio State University’s campus opens to the city. The public broadcaster’s new headquarters, under construction on the corner of 15th Avenue and High Street, is the flagship of an ambitious urban redevelopment project called 15+High.
Current
Media and Entertainment
Amid growing competition, PBS Distribution boosts investment in British dramas
As deep-pocketed rivals elbow into British drama, a genre that PBS signature show Masterpiece once had pretty much to itself, PBS and WGBH are increasingly relying on streaming revenues to fund big-budget productions. To protect the Masterpiece franchise from soaring costs, producers at WGBH in Boston are turning to PBS Distribution to help meet the rising costs of the shows that Masterpiece viewers — and PBS Passport donors — know and want to watch.
Current
Media and Entertainment
WYSO gets boost from donor Dave Chappelle — a rare live show
Comedian Dave Chappelle, a resident of Yellow Springs, Ohio, is showing some love for his local public radio station, WYSO. The comedian will perform in nearby Dayton June 12 for the first time in 15 years and donate ticket proceeds to WYSO, which is stockpiling cash for a new era as an independent station.
Current
Media and Entertainment
Connecticut Public partners with Norwalk library for education expansion
Paul Pfeffer of CP's media training center in Hartford, left, helps student Michael Martin engineer a recording session. Connecticut Public is revving up plans to build an education and media hub at the historic public library in Norwalk, Conn. The project will boost CP’s visibility in southwestern Connecticut, incorporating a broadcast studio, flexible meeting spaces and regional news bureau into a 24,000-foot expansion and renovation of Norwalk’s main library.
Current
Media and Entertainment
Connecticut Public video series features first-person stories of immigration
Producer Sarah Conner listens as Frank DiDomenico tells his story of immigrating from Formia, Italy, to New Britain, Conn. Connecticut Public has launched a season of 10 digital-first short films showcasing personal stories of immigrants who settled in the state. Home Movies: American Journeys is the latest in six limited series that present local slice-of-life stories under the banner title Sharing Connecticut.
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Media and Entertainment
With two hosts at helm, ‘The Takeaway’ aims for depth and urgency in covering race and politics
Arwa Gunja, left, and Tanzina Vega work on a broadcast of "The Takeaway." During its 10 years on the air, The Takeaway has often been described as a work in progress, adapting to public radio’s need for a show that offers something different to listeners. In its latest incarnation, hosts Tanzina Vega and Amy Walter helm two distinct broadcasts.
Current
Media and Entertainment
California’s KVCR lays off 35 staffers as it scales back local production strategy
The licensee of California’s KVCR has laid off 35 TV employees at the station, a year-and-a-half after a rebranding and programming blitz that included the launch of eight local shows. The San Bernardino Community College District, which holds the licenses for KVCR’s television and radio stations, also declined to renew the contracts of three interim executives, who will leave the station Dec. 31.
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Media and Entertainment
Gates’ four-hour series on Reconstruction uncovers ‘a history that needs to be told’
The catalyst for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s next historical documentary was a big reveal in African American Lives, his first PBS show. In an episode featuring Chris Rock, Gates presented the life story of Julius Caesar Tingman, the comedian’s great-great-grandfather.
Current
Media and Entertainment
Big spinoffs by Cisco, Ericsson and Nokia redraw media tech
A trio of the world’s biggest networking companies are stepping back from media tech, creating new standalone companies.
FierceVideo
Media and Entertainment
Revamped Detroit news show looks to community to set agenda
Detroit Public Television is relaunching its flagship public affairs show by taking it out of the studio and into the streets.
Current
Media and Entertainment
As livestreaming grows, so does demand for multiple CDNs
As more viewers around the globe stream more live video more often, programmers are increasingly using multiple content delivery networks (CDNs) to ensure the high-quality video consumers want and—in a testament to advances in the field—have come to expect.
FierceVideo
Media and Entertainment

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Jill Goldsmith

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Insightful, forward looking news, features, and profiles in media and entertainment, culture, business, and the environment. Contributing editor for Current, Broadcasting & Cable and ItalyEurope24, with stories in The Wrap, The New York Times, Slate, Tablet, The Art Newspaper and Crain's. Former New York bureau chief of Variety and reporter for The Hollywood Reporter and Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal in New York and Milan. Write frequently about European and Italian companies and culture. Fluent in Italian. Created Parolaperparola for academic, corporate and literary Italian-to-English translation.